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Word: nut (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...little trotting before we make the movie. One thing for sure, I don't want to end up like Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe. Those guys were looking for something they couldn't seem to find." Accustomed to such palaver, Chavoor offered his usual reply: "You're a nut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spitz | 9/11/1972 | See Source »

...another have bobbed up on the home screen. Promotions for Gulf Oil's Totem brand sandwich bags contend that they hold more than Union Carbide's Glad bags and Colgate-Palmolive's Baggies. Bisodol commercials trumpet its stomach-soothing effectiveness over Turns and Rolaids. A Beech-Nut gum ad stresses that each pack contains eight sticks and displays a Wrigley pack, which has only seven. A plug for a Volkswagen Type III sedan insists that it has just as much in its compact as Maverick, Toyota or Datsun. The idea is infectious. Lincoln Continental commercials refer only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: Naming Names | 8/7/1972 | See Source »

...committee on arrangements, finally blew up. Graham refused to budge. As he blandly explained last week: "I didn't seek the convention. The Republicans are the guide dogs of their own destiny." One Administration official pithily summed up the sentiments of frustrated Republicans: "Graham is an absolute nut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS,ARMED FORCES: Miami Beach Bingo | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

Olde England-the phrase conjures visions of red-cheeked lads frolicking with shy maids, of nut-brown ale bubbling in pewter flagons, and sturdy oak-beamed, thatched-roof cottages. These days, the red-cheeked lads and shy maids are living it up in Chelsea, and the nut-brown ale is thin and sour, but cottages with roofs thatched in reed or straw are back in style. The British government is acting to preserve the best examples, and the thatchers themselves -an independent breed that was dying out-suddenly have more work than they can possibly handle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Just Swell | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

Olde England-the phrase conjures visions of red-cheeked lads frolicking with shy maids, of nut-brown ale bubbling in pewter flagons, and sturdy oak-beamed, thatched-roof cottages. These days, the red-cheeked lads and shy maids are living it up in Chelsea, and the nut-brown ale is thin and sour, but cottages with roofs thatched in reed or straw are back in style. The British government is acting to preserve the best examples, and the thatchers themselves -an independent breed that was dying out-suddenly have more work than they can possibly handle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Raising the Roof | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

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